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Kaiser Wilhelm II never lives with his mother for any extended period of time, he always just visits her. So he never adopts an admiration for fleets and battleships and other silly crafts that float on the water. He spends time with his father and a separate guardian.

Instead he falls in love with rifles; machine guns, artillery, and the formations of Infantry. But he still has megalomania, remember that. All the money that once would have been poured into building ships and submarines is now poured into the army.

What is the outcome of this?

Do we see new technologies?

Do we see new tactics?

Is the German army enlarged?


At this point, Germany only has a small coastal fleet capable of defending key ports. The Kaiser, in an act of sensibility, sells his pacific collections (doesn't matter to who).

Obviously from this point of departure we see improved relations with Great Britain, as Germany is no longer a naval rival. But French and Russian relations cant get any better.

How does Germany favor in the land war with France?

How does Germany favor in the land war with Russia?


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